Archive for the ‘Burning Man’ Category
Tickell Vs. Starbuck & Harper
Follow the instructions in this book and run a very serous risk of being poisoned, blinded, burned and even killed!
I loved Joshua Tickell’s book “From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank”, indeed back in about 2000 it it not an exaggeration to say that it did nothing short of change my life.
However as time has passed research has been done and methods perfected which make Joshua’s book extraordinarily dated. Even though Joshua has had several opportunities the rework the book it still contains, among other things, plans for a DIY biodiesel processor which expose the user a very serous risk of being poisoned, blinded, burned and even killed!
It is time From the Fryer to the Fuel Tank was either rewritten or removed from sale, it is dangerous!
Back in 2007 I and my friend Gavin set out to write an up to date book on running diesel engines on biofuels, biodiesel and vegetable oil.
The giant publishing house McGraw -Hill liked our pitch and bought our book. Run Your Diesel Vehicle on Biofuels was published in October 2008.
I am very proud of our book, it was an enormous undertaking and we both worked very hard to make it the best, most complete, most accurate, friendly and readable book on DIY biofuels, biodiesel and SWO on the market.
Buy this book, it is much better, much more accurate and much more up to date.
Nevertheless one year on our book is not selling half as well as Joshua’s one. Despite it being ten-years-old and ten-years-out-of-date, people still seem to prefer to buy Joshua’s book…. with something like ten-times as many people buying his book on Amazon.com… over ours.
If you are one of the folks who has bought a copy of my book then thank you! We would appreciate you taking the time to review it for us… preferably favourably, but not necessarily… even just a few lines is going to be very helpful.
Either send the review directly to us, or go on line and review it at www.amazon.co.uk or www.amazon.com (depending on whether you are a US or UK coustomer, they don’t seem able to integrate these things) or at one of the thousands of other places you could review a book on diesel engines and biofuels.
Burning Man 2008 - The photos
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
How to make a shade structure for Burning Man that won’t blow away!
My challenge for 2008 Burning Man festival; to provide a shade structure for about 15 people that would not blow down, or otherwise fail, in the viciously strong winds that you get on the playa while shading us all from the savage sun.
We used it again in 2009, bit overcrowded with 25 people using it, but otherwise very successful.
To start with I’ll show you why you need to bother to do it properly and not just use a cheap gazebo… here are two photos of our 2008 neighbour’s shade structure:
Now you see it… 
…now you don’t! 
Enterprise Rent-A-Car are so shit!
We booked a van with Enterprise Rent-A-Car about 4 months ago, today just 7 days before we are due to pick it up I get this from them! by email!
Mr. Starbuck,
This email is in regards to your booking for a cargo van on the 23rd of August.
Due to the burning man event, we have been overbooked 100+ CargoVans/PickUp Trucks.
Therefore, we are cancelling all reservations for the end of August. There will be no trucks or Vans available during this tmie period.
Thank you for your understanding. Please feel free to call our branch with any questions or concerns.Kylie **
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Can you believe it? I can’t. I sent them this response (by email):
Burning Man - Packing List
Thins is my attempt to write a packing list for the Burning Man Festival.
It is a work in progress, comments, questions and additions very welcome
post them on the bottom or email me.
Things to bring:
- Your ticket! - or receipt or whatever if it is a collect-on-the-gate ticket.
Burning Man - What was it like?
Ever since we left the UK for Burning Man people have not stopped asking us what it was like, and I have real trouble telling them.
It was not like anything I have ever been to before, nothing like a British festival, nothing like my Dad warned me (he had been told by a friend of marauding biker gangs, trouble, fighting and drugs).
It was not a whole lot like I expected either. Clearly it was very hot, very dusty, American; but is was so well organised, tight infrastructure , so clean (fifty-thousand people and i did not see one bit of litter, MOOP, and would have picked it up if i had) not so much as a piss on a toilet seat. But this does not describe it either.
Burning Man - The Videos
Four dimentional light thing on the Playa at Burningman
Giant Smoke Ring blower
Burning Man 2007 - The Photos
Jon and Amanda went to Burning Man festival in Nevada, 2007.
Comments later, meanwhile hear are some of our pictures:
…….or try this flickr search for other peoples’ fantastic pictures from Burning Man 2007.
